Genomic Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae with Chromosomally Carried bla NDM-1
Author(s) -
Noriko Sakamoto,
Yukihiro Akeda,
Yo Sugawara,
Dan Takeuchi,
Daisuke Motooka,
Norihisa Yamamoto,
Warawut Laolerd,
Pitak Santanirand,
Shigeyuki Hamada
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.01520-18
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , plasmid , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genome , enterobacteriaceae , klebsiella , genetics , gene , escherichia coli
We report hereKlebsiella pneumoniae strains carrying chromosomalbla NDM-1 in Thailand. The genomes of these two isolates include a 160-kbp insertion containingbla NDM-1 , which is almost identical to that in the IncHI1B-like plasmid.
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